Talent Acquisition Specialist

Village N Life is a leading Tourism and Hospitality company based in beautiful Camps Bay.

If you thrive on a company culture that focuses on growing their employee through career development and staff incentives, this is the company for you.

An exciting opportunity exists for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join their dynamic team.

Main purpose of the position

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for managing all aspects of staff recruitment. They oversee the process to ensure procedures are followed in a fair and transparent manner. They work closely with the hiring managers and Human Resources department to process forms, shortlist candidates, schedule interviews and communicate with candidates and provide a high quality and professional Recruitment service through the effective administration of all Recruitment systems based on Recruitment policies and procedures for all permanent and part-time employees.

Qualifications and experience

• Matric
• Tertiary qualification in Labour Relations, Human Resources or People Management (advantageous)
• Hospitality experience (beneficial)
• 3-5 years recruitment experience
• Strong Administration experience
• Strong Social Media experience (LinkedIn, Facebook Business, Instagram etc)
• Strong Excel knowledge
• HR or recruitment software experience (Non negotiable)

Duties and responsibilities

• Actively source candidates suitable for the Hospitality Industry
• Supporting and participating in all recruitment processes (staff, intern, volunteer, secondment) collecting applications, facilitating the candidates assessment (screening and interview), sending reference checks, negotiation, offering and employment contract.
• Understand the culture and character of each department/entity/property within the Village N Life portfolio in order to match potential candidates to each
• Advertise vacancies by placing ADS internally and externally: listing websites, social media and recruitment platforms
• Ensure candidates have contactable references to be contacted by Management
• Develop a database of candidates categorized into levels of employment and qualification
• Ensure that recruitment of position is in line with the Man Plan and budget.
• Ensure that recruitment fees are collected and paid in full, should a candidate break contract.
• Manage Career Custodians LinkedIn profile to ensure fullest use out of this recruitment function
• Ensuring that probations for new staff are set and assessed properly and on time
• Ensuring that all required documents are collected from new staff including family book, degrees, ID, proof of bank, vaccine certificate, etc.
• Creating excitement and team buy-in during the organisations restructuring processes
• Advise Training Officer on candidates training needs and career planning.
• Visit Hotels, Institutions and NGOs to build and develop relationships.
• Ensure that team members understand that the importance of the personal development and career development protocol.
• Initiate, implement and coordinate the company internship program.
• Conduct scheduled, structured, on-site HR audits of all products and business units
• Maintain relationships with candidates.
• Assisting the IR Manager with Employment Equity and Skills Development protocol and submissions to the Department of Labour.

Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates that meet the minimum requirements will be contacted.

If you have not heard back from us in 2 weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.